Ore-separator.



W. F. BRADBURY, DEGD.

E. BRADBUEY, ADMINISTEATRIX ORB SEPARATOR.

' Patented 002221912.

4 7" APPLICATION FILED 00T.3l,1916 LQ LQJQQQ I v I 7 SHEETS-SHEET 3. 4 20 22 w IN VEN TOR.

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ATTORNEY.

W. F. BRADB-UBY, DEGD.

n. BEADBURY, mmms'rm'rmx.

ORE SEPAEATOR.

APPLICATION FILED 001 .31, 1910.

Patentedoat. 1912.

'Y-SHEETS SHEBT 6.

W. F. BRADBURY, DEGD.

E. BRADBURY; ADMINISTRATRIX. ORE SEPARATOR. APPLICATION FILED 0OT.31, 1910.

Patented 0011.22, 1912.

7 SHEETSSHEET 6.

11v YENTOR. WEBmdbuy.

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' ATTORNEY.

WiLLIAM El BRADBURY, or senses CITY, heiress;

EMM. ERADBUEY ATLlv'llil S TR I X SAID VJILLIAM. 1*. BRADBUEY. DECEASED.

" t onn-szere'eeeon.

' 1,042,194. Specification 0; Letters-Patent. 7 l

' Application filed tlctober 31, 1319. Serial w, I

110. others skilled in the art to which it apperteins tomake and use the same; reference being hncl to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and -,figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to'ore separators and more particularly to e rotary separator for saving metal fi'onrpulverimd or granular ore, and has for its principal object to provicle an apparatus wherein the heetier perticl es of metal are carried to the periphery of the separator antlihewaste m'eterialre. moved. i

- A further object of the invention is to prov1cle means for vibrating parts of the eppaint-us to facilitate separation. A further obgect is to provide eievetors for carrying oft the waste material.

A-Wturther object is to provide other new and improved details of structure as hereinafter be fully described and illustrated, reterence being had to the accompenyingdrawings, in-Which:.

, Figure I is a perspeo-ive View of a seperetor constructed according to my invention.

Fig. 1 1 ise plan View of same. Fig. III is an enlarged verticelsection of same. Fig. IV is a similar View, showingthe action oi the ore'when the seperetor is in operation.

4 Fig. Vfiishe. horizontal section on the line VV, Fig. 111. Fig. Vi ise. plen view of theelevat-o t controlling levers. Fig. V H is a detail section of one of "the roller centrolling levers; Fig. VH1 is e'verticel seet ien through a part or" one of, the cylinder seetions, showingthe relative ABOSEUGR of one of the elevatordislts. Fig X is'e similar View, showing another tieteil of chess. Y 1 -n 2 his a s milar-view ot e. moolmecl form Ci cylinder. Fi e X1 is en enlarged section of one of the disks and its mounting. Fig. Xil is an enlarged Get-ell View oi the sieve; o1- cont oi in r i hanisin. Fig. Xili is e t r l g, meo I V detail view of the cylinder supporting sp1n-- 5 1 rv 4 1.... .wm m ole. 1* 1g. Am is en en get. em-sewn (iete-il view of the Valve actuating" nieoi eu'r'eoi the upper member.

View of the supporting coier for the i'eedingdrum. FigJXVll is a central 588131011 of one of the rollers fo iinoerting .rihretion to the cylinder. Fig. AVE H is e sectional 'view of a modified form of the v hretor band. Fig. XIX is e bottom pl View of a. part ofthe lower cylinder seetic showing the valve mechanism.

zlisin. Fig. XXI is a detail Vi-3W a so construction I" r iise. es s meziii cylinder. Fig. lii'is a plan View preferred form of magnet used wit the peretns. Fig. KXZH is a. ver

111C 01. same. Fig. Iii/KEV is e. diegmni View of the. cylinder antl 1.3 n "a sh. the action et'the magnet. perspective View of the magnet in Referring more in detail to the j 2, 3 designet'e up 8 base cross members and 9, cross niernherswhieh are seen ner posts 01m frame Win which the separator parts are inoun e and supports certain operating let will presently be described zed thelewer pert t hearing member J ranged; registering gonrnei which a. spinelle 1?. that separating cylinder C, is revs ed; the lower enrl Y spin erebly supported e specie. bearing eupthet is carried on of 4 member 14. Depending f toil .ef member 14- is a. boss 18, oe 811}; 19 is threaded rti secureti in niece 1. I

5317 sf which is that rests l bottom has the i the ion er encl or tank 2%, upon wh le .i hardened steel bleak t0 revolve "open heacl 22 e3: i 1 t therefore .eyli t er C,

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88 that is mam Shaft 3 mber 13 30 9 Pen aim the tube 2L ing 11 {mica it v r close W when d ied. on the rods in mold-o lug revol'vh ml 111 the info the interior of the l :1 provide the receivin mt 168, through whic I we drained 01f.

alling impulses to the cyl i provide a series of disks npted to engage the bosses -e outer omerings of the cylinder when the cylinder is revolved, which a e mounted and constructed as folprm each, of the frame posts 1, 2, a planar: with. one set of bosses 49, V 1711', having a boss 172 at ln. boss 172 is mounted a shaft- "eh pivotally mounted a U- .1? At the roar of this frame 3, mounted :1 lever 175 which exlmoltward at an. angle and has a bolt "1 ml rethrough, said bolt 176 we mule 177 on each side of the hold smne in an adjusted position. 2 other end of bolt 176 is a boss 178 "ally mounted on an eccentric rich .1 'n turn, revoluhly m0unt- "on. ills i and extends laterally there- ,rnlrlo shaft has a hand lever ch in 11h o r e :hmm 1.7-1; on its pivotal mount- 17- 1: are ehafts 182, upon which a rewibluhly mounted. Each 'JPYflSS a hub member 184 1a l'ael'wveeli which the disk disks are preferably 2': W he 'inserhad l. Said disks are r ngnmsl; the bosses of the f 1. u mg rm mmr, powvr is applied to the dnve short and the cylinder revolved with the my; "I ting spindle; the block bear on the plug head within the :Eoed tube, the screen in the rigidly secured to theuountmil on. its upper end for J13 he bifurcated members of m provide better engag- 'H 'JI-$ll1l5 7ll illust 'nted, it he- I a all (i? may be adjusted "1: one of. the llangesof each m lv removable m order that r hearing cup and affording a- :esmooth, eool bearnlg. Dunng the revolutlon cylinder;

inclined is thrown upwardly against the felt coy m ny sections as the surplr tion just described, th 111% on the magnetically influenced particles hopperlzeeping back-particles of ore which are sufliciently large to clog the lower end of the tube or the turbine blades.

The pulverized ore, mired with Water, falls through thelower endof the tube until it strikes the truncated cone shaped spreader 97 which in turn discharges itupon the; cone shaped portion of the swiftly revolving The mixture of ore and water is then carried outward by centrifugal force and engages the turbine blades wnosc curved inner ends tend to increase the ve locit-y of the, particles; After leaving 11 flu a- 1 i m,- pa es .ie mutate s HALE Uni out edge t 1e cylinder bottom ing 520 f pockets in the lowest cylinder section 00, the weight of the ore causingit to drag on the felt surface, so that the else are while being thrown outwardly centrifugal force, so that the may separate from is porous substance, water will on fiov therethrough and into the pockets :0,

until these pockets are filled, when the centrifugal force of the rapidly moving cylin der Q will have a tendency to settle the ore particles'ageinst the sides of the cylinder, leaving tliiiastn'plus water and lighter constituents orthe ore toward the center. (ire and Water having been fed into the cylinder until the ore'has formed a layer around the inside of the lower cylinder section to a depth slightly less than the projection of the rillle 58, the elevating disks begin to perform their function.

The two slightly concave shped disks 106 en a e the surface materiahfirst. throwe cylinder. is obvious that in metal hearing or a metal, being the heavier of the lJlll'lIll c as, "ill collect on the felt and t co waste material will be l ed, toga with the water, leaving pure metal on the bottom of the cylinder and on the ril les 58. in case a clog should occur in the bottom or lower corner, the shoe 14:6

l a starts the fluid mass upward andthe ection continues.

During the agitating and el vating opera the magnets 149 are acts.

of the ore to hold same toward thecenter of the cylinder, so that the non-magnetic particles move freely toward the outside oi the cyl nder, it being understood that.

thepurpose of providing the magnets is not to accomplish the separation wholly by illlS means, but-to aid in theagitation of the ore particles and thereby assist the travel of the particles of ore to be saved, toward the outside. It is intent that the magnets may be moved inward or outward to regulute the :torc'e to be a-pplied'to the ore particles.

During the revolution of the cylinder, the bosses 49 are successively engaged by the l 170, so than; a pounding action is prodnced against the flexible outer covering of the pockets wQ I-Jhich pounding action or vib'ation is transmitted through the water in the chambers and. through the felt 52, into strands. Wit-ii this n'lethod, the heavier par ticles of the metal will be forced through the screen and into the pocket 0;; These pockets will then have to be drained at regular intervals as previously described.

As has been formerly described, the pockets 32 each haveconnection with an annular peripheral groove 61 in the bottom ring 42 of each cylinder section, the lowest groove communicating with the valve ports 62, which, when closed, retain the Whole bulk of water in all of the pockets, but when open allow the Water and solid matter, which may have passed through the felt, to flow into the circular receiving chamber R, from which it may be conducted to a suitable settling basin.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new therein and desire tovsecure by Letters-li atent is l. in a separator, i'evoluble cylinder, having an impervious flexible outer wall and a pervious inner wall spaced from the outer wall, means for feeding material to the interior of the cylinder, and means for vibrating the outer wall.

' 2. In a separator, a revoluble cylinder having an imoervious flexible outer wall, a pervious wall spaced inivardlytherefrom, the annulus between the wells having communication with the interior of 'the c' lirv I j 1.

through the pefvions well, means walk spaced inwardly from the outm" entirely inclosihg the anm'afh' med by said Walls, and revolub iwe I is? )KTImE'HKti-Ed on the frames :m Wm? H an garment with fl'xemiter wider and with. 511511 110 sepmmitor, m. rotary v in said cylindezn, mi

fixed in said mils,

Lung levzzrs Wi act as gui es and for." fixing said n adjusted position.

ainimg, m'tmry cylindarg a rm? dew and adapted. 01: 1: izzwy Marni, zlgiimrcs on said Purl ci 9- rear to mid rod, 2: revoluble shaft, am hi" :fm-catec'i. 139 3. having slotted members slidfor m able on. said rod, and a cam fixed m the In a sci shaft between said bifurcatfid members and water climnmers in adapted for actuating said rod, for the punwalis of mid chmml pass set forth. flexible and the m1 8 in a separator, a rotary cylinder rods; tightand. Iiwibla hashes: (m t 31.! located in said cylinder and adapted for m- 01f said out hwy movement, agitators m1 said rods, 1 gagement fixed on said rods, Stationary quad t ilrmtmying b 8! having slots, screws extorn' 1 lififiilfgh said levers 'and said. quadrzufi 3 shaft, roc'is faolmecmd vi 7 I d having bifmgcated me [810R mid s i'uvft and provided Y bases 03? the bii ICfliild pm-t1; 7 fimi. on said shaft between the u I Mi? n mg; :3 miter w ring I" *Z. In a separator, the combination with a, centrifugal concentmiing cylinder, 0i W21}. {'10 i1; l t1 10% ii "in said. cylinder and raving farmed by port, and magnets carried by 9min inner \FN "11d extending radially therefmm and c to psuxially counteract the MT. Ni: 'tugal force upam the pmravmagncfic sect I 1 11 section cmnwi mm; Flu? Lop ling, 0M1 inner M16! 0 8 A1 a separator, a aylinder comprising ruched {In said rings, mm ".m a hot'tom member having a cmnica]. central 131a and [he innmr mu hem part and arnised miter rim, the inner e plates extending iraimu-ally at said rim being inclined, blades sup "the sections, em. 011 swi l bndy ring and hm'ing for. far (I M 7 curved inner ends, and a hmrlm pox-h "fixed m1 "110 inner ends of nhamher, 3 h the {HHJUUS (WPM'MQ' julsx 5131(1 m 'msimg; months at the nub substantiallyas sot sqmmtor, a rotary cy finder a, bottom member having 51 annim .wt and a raised outer rim 111w on the mum mmnh ERIE-1191 5am rim and. in

"{fect of centrifugal force upon the paramagnetio material, for the purpose set forth.

16.111 a separator, a rotary cylinder, a tube extendingfihrough the center of the c linder and adapted for delivering ore to t e bottom thereof, means for beating the periphery of the cylinder to agitate the ore therein, a'ndta magnet carried by the tube and extending radially therefromand adapted to partially counteract the efiect of centrifugal force upon the paramagnetic -material, for the purpose set forth.

17. In a separator, a rotary cyflnder, a tube extendmg thnough the center of the cylinder and adapted for delivering ore to the bottom thereof, means for beating the periphery of the cylinder to agitate the ore therein, a magnet carried by said tube and adapted to partially counteract the effect of centrifugal force upon the paramagnetic material, and means for adjusting said magnet radially, for the purpose set forth.

In testimon whereof I afiix my signature in presence 0 two witnesses.

; -WILLIAM F. BRADBURY. Witnesses:'

MYRTLE M. JACKSON,

ARTHUR W, (hrs. 

